Car-release.



No. 892,215. PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

A. F. BIAVATL GAR RELEASE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13, 1908,

2 SHBETS-SHEET 1.

ATTORNEYS ACHILLE F. BIAVATI, OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK.

CAR-RELEASE Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa n e Jun. 80 8- Application filed April 1a, 1908. Serial No. 90,111.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ACHILLE F. BIAVATI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Free ort, in the county of Nassau and State 0 New York, have invented a new and Improved Car-Release, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to car releases, my more particular urpose being to rovide an improved type 0 car release suita le for use upon observation wheels.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing an observation wheel provided with my im roved car release and adapted by aid thereof to dis charge cars one at a time so as to allow them to run down an inclined track; Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary section upon the line 22 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing a car, together with its a purtenances, all. as supported within one of t e holders which are carried by the observation wheel; and Fig. 3 is a central vertical section upon the line 33 of Fig.2, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing how the car is supported temporarilyupon rollers within the holder, and further showing how the holder and the car are both maintamed in a predetermined position relatively to the ground while the observation wheel is turning.

A pair of A-frames, one of which is shown at 4, support a revoluble shaft 5, the latter carrying the observation wheel 6. This wheel has various brace rods 7, 8 whereby it is strengthened, and it is provided-with circular rims 9, 10 which support annular rails 11 arranged in pairs, as indicated in Fig. 3, each rail bei provided with a tread portion 12 of lea? thic ness thanthe general body of the m1 Apair of plates 13 are each provided with an opening 13 of substantially crescent shape. Extending through these plates 13 are pins 14 provided wlth heads 14, and mounted upon the ins 14 are flanged rollers 15 forengagi t erails 11. smaller ins 16 ii ewise extend through the plates 1 ,and mounted upon these pins 16 are flanged rollers 17. At 18 is a car body which may have, as shown, the shape of a gondola and is provided with hearing brackwith the weight of the A number of ets 19. Revolubly journaled within these brackets are axles 20 and mounted upon the ends of said axles are service wheels 21.

The car is provided with seats 22, these seats having backs 22. A number of en porting rods 23 are secured to the sides of t e car body, and connected rigidl with these supports is the car roof 24. 'l helatter is provided with overhangs 25 having substantially the form of rails and resting, together car, upon the rollers 17 Braces 26 connect the seat backs 22" with the supporting rods 23. Various braces 27, 28 are provided for strengthening'the parts and for promoting the safety of the passengers.

At 29, Fig. 1 is a track by aid of which the cars are brought to the wheel. Another track 30 rests upon a supportin frame 31 and is inclined as shown at the le t of Fig. 1. This track is provided with rails 32 upon which the cars are free to run when released from the observation wheel.

The operation of my device is as follows: The observation wheel is rotated in such manner that the annular rails 11 are from time to time brou ht into the position indicated in Fig. 1. Vhen the parts are in this position, a car resting upon the track 29 is moved directl into the wheel and in so doing the over an s 25 (see Fig. 3) of the car roof enga e the ro lers 17, the car being thus lifted bodil off the track 29 and left hanging from the to lers 17. As above explained, the frame plates 13 rest, by aid of rollers 15, upon the annular rails 11, which are carried b the observation wheel. The rotation o the observation wheel now lifts the car one quarter of a turn, and this permits another car to be connected with the wheel, as just described. Each time a car arrives at the approximate-level of the track 30 (see left ofig. 1) it is let down gently upon the inclined track 30, the service wheels 21 engaging the rails 32 at a proximately their most elevated point, and t e car being gradually released as the wheel turns until its wei ht is entirely supported by the rails 32. he car then glides down the incline, being ultimately rought back upon the track 29 in any appro riate manner.

aving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of an observation wheel, a plurality of rails of annular form carried thereby, cars, frames carried bysaid observation wheel and provided with revoluble members engaging said rails so as to support said frames, a stationary track disposed. partially within the ath of said cars, and mechanism controlla le by rotation of the observation wheel for releasing said cars to run u on'said stationary track.

2. he combination of an observation wheel; a track having a portion disposed adj acent to a predetermined part of said wheel, a car adapted to run upon said track and provided with means for suspending it from said observation wheel, a second track havinga portion disposed adjacent to the path of movement of said observation wheel, and mechanism controllable automatically by motions of said observation wheel for releasing said car to run upon said track.

3'. The combination of a car body provided with overhangs, a frame provided with revoL luble members to be engaged by said overhangs so as to temporarily support said car, an observation wheel, and mechanism connecting said frames with said observation wheel. v

4. The combination of a car body provided with overhangs, frame members disposed upon op osite sidesof said car body, rollers mounte upon said frame members and engaged by said overhangs,. rollers mounted upon said frame members for supporting the same, annular rails engaging said rollers-and mounted upon said observation wheel. and a track disposed adjacent to saidobservation wheel for receiving a car therefrom.

5. The combination of an observation wheel, a car to be carried thereby, mechanism for maintaining said carv in a predetermined position relatively to the ground while said car is turning, and means controllable by rotation of said observation wheel for releasing'said car therefrom while said wheel is in motion.

6. The combination of an observation wheel, a car carried thereby, a track disposed adjacent to said observation wheel and adapted to receive said car, and mechanism controllable automatically by the rotation of said observation wheel for releasing said'car upon said track.

7. The combination of an observation wheel, annular rails mounted there u on and disposed in pairs, frame members is vosed within said annular rails and provide {with mollersengaging the same so as to allow said frame members to normally maintain a predetermined position by virtue of their own ravity, a car supported b said frame mem- %ers, and means controll a le by therotation of said observation wheel for releasing said car from said frame members.

In testimony whereof I have signed myname to'this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ACHILLE F.BIAVATI.

Witnesses:

M. H. S'roEaoER, Renown SCHUSTOK. 

